Elmer Brown

Awf'lest boy in this-here town Er anywheres is Elmer Brown! He'll mock you--yes, an' strangers, too, An' make a face an' yell at you,-- '_Here's_ the way _you_ look!' Yes, an' wunst in School one day, An' Teacher's lookin' wite that way, He helt his slate, an' hide his head, An' maked a face at _her_, an' said,-- '_Here's_ the way _you_ look!' An' sir! when Rosie Wheeler smile One morning at him 'crosst the aisle, He twist his face all up, an' black His nose wiv ink, an' whisper back,-- '_Here's_ the way _you_ look!' Wunst when his Aunt's all dressed to call, An' kiss him good-bye in the hall, An' latch the gate an' start away, He holler out to her an' say,-- '_Here's_ the way _you_ look!' An' when his Pa he read out loud The speech he maked, an' feel so proud It's in the paper--Elmer's Ma She ketched him--wite behind his Pa,-- '_Here's_ the way _you_ look!' Nen when his Ma she slip an' take Him in the other room an' shake Him good! w'y, he don't care--no-_sir_!-- He ist look up an' laugh at her,-- '_Here's_ the way _you_ look!'